Getting ready for the time I'll have my new iMac sitting on my desk, I planned to keep the bulk of my work files on a 500Gb USB 3 Toshiba on sale at BestBuy. ($35),
The drive is formatted for Windows. My present mac is a G4, running OS 10.5.
The new ext. HD is powered through the bus, so I plugged into one of my USB 2 ports. The power light on the drive came on.
But when I try to drag and drop folder so these files (all Jpegs and RAW photo images), I get an error message saying 'File Names Are Too Long". They won't write to the drive.
The drive was reformatted to Hfs w/ Journaling. What could be wrong?
(can't use Migration Assistant without Firewire Cabling)
The drive is formatted for Windows. My present mac is a G4, running OS 10.5.
The new ext. HD is powered through the bus, so I plugged into one of my USB 2 ports. The power light on the drive came on.
But when I try to drag and drop folder so these files (all Jpegs and RAW photo images), I get an error message saying 'File Names Are Too Long". They won't write to the drive.
The drive was reformatted to Hfs w/ Journaling. What could be wrong?
(can't use Migration Assistant without Firewire Cabling)